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Vietnam, America’s Lost War

United States had not invested the situation in Vietnam with rivalry with Communist powers, the tragedy might have been avoided. B...

Christianity and Islam

impossible to really illustrate the origins of the two as they involve many historical and religious ideals. For example, in relat...

America's Public Diplomacy

embarking on this topic, it pays to first stop and define public diplomacy. The term diplomacy goes back to 1796 and refers to the...

The Bible And The Koran - Christianity And Islam

on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...

Basis of Judaism, Christianity & Islam

but rather on living according to Gods word in this life. Judaism introduced into the world a high moral standard of love and just...

Medieval Times: The West and Islam

examination of this there is a letter written by Leo III to Umar II which states the following: "In brief you admit that we say th...

Blackwater: America’s Disgraceful Shadow Army

bankroller not only of President Bushs campaigns but of the broader Christian right agenda" (Scahill, 2007). In his book Blackwate...

Brave New World as a Blueprint for America’s Future

Social stability, in Huxleys nightmare vision, depends on making "[S]tandard men and women; in uniform batches" (Huxley). It turns...

ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN TODAY'S RUSSIA

This 5-page paper compares Islam and Christianity in Russia. Also offered is a brief history of both religions. Bibliography lists...

Concepts of God

throughout most of Western history, Christianity has practiced active and persistent racism against Jews, as European pogroms agai...

Islam and Women’s Rights

before, however, Islam is very much an "exposed" religion. It comes to us through practically every medium as each news or public...

Global Terrorism

to stifle dissent. When citizens can no longer speak freely for fear of being called traitors or harassed or arrested, then the co...

Shaping Muhammad's Establishment Of Islam In The Arabian Peninsula

in the new society. From the period of 800 AD, Muhammads Islamic influence upon the people of Syria, Iran and Egypt was great and...

MUSLIMS AND ISLAM IN THE WESTERN MEDIA

out, even before Islam made it to the major media of the world, that both people and politics related to the Middle East and Islam...

Buddhism and Islam

and ultimately believes that God is responsible for everything. In Buddhism one could argue that it is the souls of the people who...

America’s Grade Schools and the Importance of Technology and Technology Integration

rest of the world in ways early educators would have thought unimaginable. From early ages, children are exposed to technology, a...

Islamic Influence on Medieval European Women

Europeans were studying at Muslim universities, located mostly in Spain, by the 13th century (The Islamic world to 1600). Even aft...

Perspectives on Jihad

(Schuett, 2006). This is the definition that seems to be in widespread use today, as people define jihad as a struggle between Mus...

Ideology and Religion of Islam

In twenty one pages this paper discusses ideology and religious practices of Islam in a consideration of cultural misconceptions b...

Overview of America's Juvenile Court System

serves to protect juveniles, while enforcing the law at the same time. In other words, it treats these young criminal with kid glo...

America's Democratic History

the Declaration of Independence. While two-thirds of mankind suffers undernourishment, our own upper classes revel amidst superfl...

Mark Monmonier's "From Squaw Tit To Whorehouse Meadow" - Changes To America's Cultural Landscape

respect local tradition (Monmonier 71). The place-naming process outlined in Monmoniers book illustrates the transitional ...

Mohammad and Jesus

of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...

Rise of Islam

It only began to assume its own unique identity after combining various faiths and incorporating other cultural traditions. Traci...

"Better Than Well" - America's Pursuit Of Personal Identity

transformed into a treatment. Doctors must be convinced that the problem addressed by the technology is a medical disorder (Ellio...

Ahmed, Satrapi/Growing up Female in the Islamic World

through her father that Ahmed first becomes aware of the conflicting political forces that shape her world, as he is hemmed in on ...

Sunni and Shi-i Islam

2004, p. 101). These qualities were to be found only in the members of the Prophets family, meaning that the leader would always h...

America's Move to the West

This paper explores our country's westward expansion, the factors that inspired it, and the positive and negative impacts related ...

Improving America's Democratic Government

in society and in the courts. The failure to do so has allowed injustices and inequities that have persisted since the founding t...

Built in Conflicts in Religions

for our humanity". While religion can function to challenge and change prevalent social beliefs, it must also be remembered th...